Winning an Elimination Chamber match is often seen as a guaranteed path to WrestleMania success. However, history shows that for some WWE Superstars, winning the Chamber only led to heartbreak on the grandest stage of them all.
In reality, all it does it guarantee an opportunity.
WrestleMania Losses After Elimination Chamber Wins
In recent years, the stipulation has been that the winner of Elimination Chamber goes on to challenge the World champion who was not selected by that year's Royal Rumble winner. However, past Chamber matches have been for the championship itself.
Here are eight Superstars who won an Elimination Chamber match but ultimately failed to leave WrestleMania with the gold.
- In 2008, Edge won the World Heavyweight Championship at No Way Out (also known as Elimination Chamber 2008) but lost it at WrestleMania 24 to The Undertaker.
- Randy Orton retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the 2014 Elimination Chamber but lost it at WrestleMania 30 to Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat match.
- Bray Wyatt won the WWE Championship in the 2017 Elimination Chamber but lost it at WrestleMania 33 to Randy Orton.
- Alexa Bliss retained the Raw Women’s Championship in the 2018 Elimination Chamber but lost it at WrestleMania 34 to Nia Jax.
- Daniel Bryan retained the WWE Championship in the 2019 Elimination Chamber but lost it at WrestleMania 35 to Kofi Kingston.
- Shayna Baszler won the 2020 women’s Elimination Chamber match by eliminating all opponents but lost to Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 36.
- Asuka won the 2023 women’s Elimination Chamber but lost to Bianca Belair at WrestleMania 39.
- Roman Reigns won the 2018 Elimination Chamber (First Blood Match) but lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 34.
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